Indulge in a delicious thick and creamy soup without the carbs!

And did I mention Bacon?

There is something so magical about cool rainy afternoons, fuzzy socks and sipping hot coffee by the fire. It’s sad to say goodbye to summer but this year I’m giving fall a very warm hello. There were so many forest fires again this year, I have been eagerly awaiting the rain and more than excited to say goodbye to the constant smoke in the air. It’s nice to see the stars again on a clear night and know our forests have stopped burning to the ground.

One of my favourite things about fall? Hot soup! I eat soup all year long, so when it’s hot out, eating soup in a house that’s 30 degrees isn’t the most fun thing I can think of. Paired with an iced coffee it’s manageable, but so much more enjoyable when it’s cold outside!

To celebrate the coming soup and chowder season, I made this yummy low carb Cauliflower Chowder with Cheese and Bacon. It’s absolutely delicious!

How to make Cauliflower Chowder

I love this dish! From start to finish you can have a delicious soup within an hour!

I have always tried to steer away from using flour in my cooking for things like chowders and gravies. There are other ways to make them thick. My favourite way to thicken a chowder would be to add loads of potatoes, then puree the chowder at the end. Of course I’m not eating potatoes these days so instead I replaced the potatoes with cauliflower. The result? Drool worthy. This soup is loaded with cauliflower, cream, celery, onion, herbs, cheddar and bacon.

Start by frying some bacon in a heavy bottom soup pot. While it’s cooking chop up the celery, onion, cauliflower and press the garlic. Once the bacon is nice and crispy, set aside and toss the celery and onion into the hot soup pot (still full of the bacon grease). Cook until the onion becomes transparent, then add the garlic, thyme, salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute. Add the cauliflower and toss to coat, then pour in the bone broth.

I use my homemade, extra amazing, nutrient filled beef bone broth, however any broth would work. You want to add enough broth so that it just barely covers the cauliflower. Bring the chowder up to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes, or until the cauliflower is soft. Carefully puree the whole chowder with an immersion blender, or a regular blender would do the trick (however you would want to cool the chowder first before dumping into a blender). Add the cream and cheddar and stir until the cheese has melted.

Divide between 5 bowls, garnish with shredded cheddar cheese and top with the crumbled bacon. Serve and enjoy!

How to Make Bone Broth

I love bone broth and It’s super easy to make, never mind the health benefits that come along with it. Check out my post on How to Make Bone Broth and see for yourself!

What to serve with Cauliflower Chowder

Here are a few low carb sides that go great with this Cauliflower Chowder:

Can you freeze Cauliflower Chowder?

Yes, you sure can! I like to make this cauliflower chowder for lunch and freeze the rest for whenever the crave hits.

My favourite way to freeze soups or chowders is to pack the leftover soup into freezer ziplock bags, in individual sized portions. So if I made this chowder and ate just one bowl, I would divide the remaining soup into 4 separate freezer ziplock bags.

Storing soup in ziplock bags helps to save freezer space and packaging them up into individual sized bags makes it easy to reheat soup for one!

When you want to reheat the chowder, you can put the frozen bag into a bowl of cold water to thaw, or into a small saucepan with a lid on low.

Instructions

Equipment Needed

Directions

Heat a soup pot on medium high and add bacon. Dice up the onion, celery, cauliflower and mince the garlic. Once the bacon is nice and crispy set aside and add the celery and onion to the hot, bacon grease-filled, soup pot. Cook until the onion is translucent then add the garlic, thyme, salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute before adding the cauliflower. Toss to coat.

Pour in the bone broth (I use a homemade beef bone stock, however any broth will work), bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes or until the cauliflower is soft.

With an immersion blender, carefully puree the soup until it is nice and thick and all the chunks are gone. (You can use a regular blender but would want to cool the soup before blending) Mix in the cream, then the cheddar, and stir until the cheese has melted.

Crumble the bacon. Divide the chowder between five bowls, top with extra grated cheddar cheese if desired, and divide the bacon between them. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Nutrition Facts

Nutrition facts are an estimate only! The ingredients you choose could have different nutritional values than the ingredients I have used.

Deduct fibre from the total carbs to get 6.1 g net carbs per serving.

Nutrition

Hi, I’m Aleta! I love to create healthy recipes for my family; meals my two little stinkers actually love to eat. Raising kids can be hard, but eating healthy doesn’t have to be with the right recipes!

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Hi, I’m Aleta! I love to create healthy recipes for my family; meals my two little stinkers actually love to eat. Raising kids can be hard, but eating healthy doesn’t have to be with the right recipes!